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| Indonesia volcano Mount Merapi in new eruption | Indonesia volcano Mount Merapi in new eruption |
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| Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano has erupted again, with greater force than last week's eruptions in which 36 people died. | Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano has erupted again, with greater force than last week's eruptions in which 36 people died. |
| Witnesses said lava and burning rocks as well as hot ash were shooting from its crater for several hours. | Witnesses said lava and burning rocks as well as hot ash were shooting from its crater for several hours. |
| An estimated 75,000 people have been evacuated from the area since Mount Merapi first erupted last Tuesday. | An estimated 75,000 people have been evacuated from the area since Mount Merapi first erupted last Tuesday. |
| There was no immediate word on casualties. Officials have expanded the exclusion zone from 10km to 15km. | There was no immediate word on casualties. Officials have expanded the exclusion zone from 10km to 15km. |
| Local officials told the BBC's Indonesian service that funding for aid for refugees will run out in five days if a national disaster is not declared. | Local officials told the BBC's Indonesian service that funding for aid for refugees will run out in five days if a national disaster is not declared. |
| Civil servants in Magelang, one of the areas affected by the volcano, will have their pay cut to contribute to the cost of accommodating the refugees. | Civil servants in Magelang, one of the areas affected by the volcano, will have their pay cut to contribute to the cost of accommodating the refugees. |
| Workers will be asked to contribute between 25,000 rupiahs (£2) and 200,000 rupiahs on a voluntary basis, officials told the BBC. | Workers will be asked to contribute between 25,000 rupiahs (£2) and 200,000 rupiahs on a voluntary basis, officials told the BBC. |
| Double disaster | Double disaster |
| The volcano, in central Java, spewed clouds of hot ash and gas some 5km (three miles) into the sky, eyewitnesses said. | The volcano, in central Java, spewed clouds of hot ash and gas some 5km (three miles) into the sky, eyewitnesses said. |
| The energy from the latest eruption was three times greater than that of the first one last week, government vulcanologist Surono said. | The energy from the latest eruption was three times greater than that of the first one last week, government vulcanologist Surono said. |
| "We've decided to widen the danger zone to 15km, the refugee camps must be moved outside the zone," he told the AFP news agency. | "We've decided to widen the danger zone to 15km, the refugee camps must be moved outside the zone," he told the AFP news agency. |
| There were reports of panic at some shelters. | There were reports of panic at some shelters. |
| "Hundreds of people fled in panic from the refugee shelter in Glagaharjo, 10km from the peak," aid worker Anwar told AFP. | "Hundreds of people fled in panic from the refugee shelter in Glagaharjo, 10km from the peak," aid worker Anwar told AFP. |
| "The refugees cried and screamed hysterically, and some fainted." | "The refugees cried and screamed hysterically, and some fainted." |
| President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited some of the shelters earlier on Wednesday, but it was not clear if he was still in the area when the latest eruption began. | President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited some of the shelters earlier on Wednesday, but it was not clear if he was still in the area when the latest eruption began. |
| Scientists are warning of further eruptions in the coming weeks. | Scientists are warning of further eruptions in the coming weeks. |
| Indonesia is also dealing with the aftermath of another natural disaster, after a tsunami hit the Mentawai islands last week, claiming more than 400 lives and sending thousands into emergency shelters. | Indonesia is also dealing with the aftermath of another natural disaster, after a tsunami hit the Mentawai islands last week, claiming more than 400 lives and sending thousands into emergency shelters. |